Bag tie



April 28, 1925. 1,535,732

Y J. F. MALM BAG TIE Filed June 16, 1923 v I atented lhpri 28, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT DFFICE.

JOI'IAN FREDRICK MALM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 JULIUS II.WALD, OF

onroneo,

ILLINO IS.

BAG TIE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoHAN Fnnnniok IVIALM, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bag Ties, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to bag ties and more specifically to bag ties forindividual tea bags such as are commonly used in restaurants for makingindividual cups or pots of tea.

()ne of the objects of my invention is to provide an improved tie whichcan be made cheaply and which will be durable and efficient.

Further objects will appear from the description and claims.

In the drawings in which my invention is illustrated Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a tea bag provided with my improved tie;

Fig. 2 is a View from the right of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View showing the first step in the method oftying, the section being through the neck of the bag;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing the next step;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing the cord or tie practicallycompleted; and,

liig. (i is a vie-w showing a needle which may be used in making thetie.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the bag tic shown therein isforn'ied by gathering the fabric of the bag 10 to form a neck asindicated at 11, passing a loop of the cord through the gathers at theneck as indicated at A in Fig. 3, forming a loop large enough to bedrawn back and slipped over the ends of the gathers as indicated at B,and C, in Figs. 4: and 5, and drawing the loop up tightly about the neckto complete the tie.

In order to securely hold the tie the loop may be slipped down so as tooverlie the loose ends of the cords slightly.

The needle 12 shown in Figs. 3 and 6, may

the cord has been passed through the neck of the bag.

As shown in Figs. 8 and d, the loop of the cord extends through theinfolded portions of a number of gathers, which assists in holding theneck of the bag closed.

It will be seen that I have thus provided a bag tie which can be cheaplymade and which will not easily become untied or loosened.

Having thus described my invention what I now claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the U. S. is:

1. A method of tying a bag comprising gathering the material of the bagto form a neck, passing a loop of cord through a sin gle passage throughthe material of the bag at the neck, placing the loop over the ends ofthe gathers and around the neck and drawing the loop up snugly about theneck.

2. A tied bag comprising a bag of open meshed fabric having a portiongathered to form a neck and a tie comprising a cord having a loop passedthrough a single opening through the middle of the bag at the neck andlooped around and drawn up snugly about the neck, a portion of the loopoverlying a portion of the cord which has not been passed through saidpassage.

3. A tied bag comprising a bag having a portion gathered to form a neck,and a tie comprising a cord having a loop passed through a singleopening through the material of the bag at the neck and looped aroundand drawn up snugly about the neck, said loop extending through theinfolded portion of a number of said gathers.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto suhscribed my name.

JOHAN FPJEDRIOK MAIilvi.

